As long as contact is made, some intelligence information can be obtained, more or less.
Even if Shen Shi directly uses the Holy Land, silently taking away all the trading devices at once, it will still reveal that a third party is capable of large-scale material Traceless Transition, not to mention all sorts of detection devices involved, which only means more intelligence might be acquired.
After all, the fact that it cannot be detected is also an intelligence in itself.
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However, it’s not impossible to reduce the losses. Since the trade is about intelligence, Shen Shi simply includes this piece of information directly, making it part of the trade, while the rest can be further concealed, and presumably Starlight won’t have much to say.
Upon realizing that the other side is ready for the trade, Shen Shi once again appeared alone at the "black market".
And this time, directly appeared in front of Gao Ting.
At the instant he saw Shen Shi, Gao Ting’s emotions surged dramatically.
Although he was a insignificant character here, he was involved in the matter, so he roughly understood what kind of commotion had occurred among the upper echelons at the front line during this period, and even further up, the high-level leaders who govern the entire regional base expressed high concern. Such a level of concern was indeed too dangerous for him.
He thought it was already unrelated to him, but unexpectedly, this person sought him out again.
"Esteemed sir." Gao Ting’s mind fluctuated incessantly, ultimately not daring to say anything superfluous, and respectfully asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Just completing the trade." Shen Shi said with a smile, tossing out a piece of information storage, "Here is the information you want. As for the goods, we have already taken them."
"..." Gao Ting looked at the piece of information storage, feeling particularly downcast.
How could he not know that the person in front of him is indeed the true third party? It’s clear why they choose such a small figure like him to act as the middleman for the trade: because his power is weak and his status is low! He is not easily exploited, yet easily used by both parties.
The balance and negotiation in this situation is perilous just to think about.
Not to mention, after their last meeting, his consciousness was scanned repeatedly by a group of Strong Persons using powerful instruments, hoping to find even the slightest trace.
But even so, does he have a choice?
"Your satisfaction is our greatest fortune." Gao Ting finally reached out to take it.
And in the next moment, Shen Shi’s figure disappeared directly in front of him.
When Shen Shi said he took everything, he was not lying; he did indeed take it, and it only took a moment just now.
When the power of time acts upon him, he can place himself in another dimension. In this dimension, he is in an unobservable state, with incredible speed. Long-distance, prolonged actions might be hard, but short-distances, short durations, he can fully achieve something very close to being in two different places simultaneously.
Further thought, it equates to being an avatar in different timelines.
This power is enough to shock Starlight and even the entire Mude System, especially when they realize all of their instruments detected no trace at all.
Coupled with the intelligence about the "mastery of long-distance Traceless Transition technology" that they received, it is enough to intimidate them more.
No wonder, this technology seems made specifically for "third parties".
As long as neither side can find them, restrict or eliminate them, they can simply profit from both ends; otherwise, more will be lost.
Of course, as an immensely powerful civilization, and one of the known Cosmos’s two overlords, the Mude System cannot sit idly by.
"We need to gather enough power to deal with this third party."
"Indeed, cannot allow them to continue."
"In this trade, the intelligence information the other party provided was all they could offer, resulting in significant losses for us."
"But we must also acknowledge that until we find a targeted method, we can only accept such plundering."
"Yes, this is plundering!"
"Contact the Thousand Alliance. Tentatively inquire about some information, see if they know anything."
In places unknown to Shen Shi, strands of consciousness from high-level ecchelons, from the true pinnacle figures of this Cosmos, continue to be transmitted, exchanged, and further spread. In domains unreachable by ordinary people, invisible ripples seem to gradually rise throughout the Cosmos.
Yet, although not specifically known, Shen Shi can also roughly guess the reactions of these two major forces.
But as long as he protects the Mother Star from discovery, what is there to fear?
It must be known, this is after all a future timeline subject to change at any moment along with the main world’s changes.
"First, take all the gains from this round back." Shen Shi looked at the things he had in his personal space, his heart also filled with a hint of excitement.
This time he obtained quite a few crucial devices.
Not for military use, but for development.